East Jerusalem
Turkey plans ‘Uniting for Peace’ UN bid for Palestine
Turkey and all members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) will launch a new initiative at the United Nations this week after their declaration of East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine, following U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial recognition of the city as the “undivided” capital of Israel.
Palestinians want Islamic world to deliver on promises
Palestinians have increasing expectations following the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) recent recognition of East Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Palestine, expressing the wish that Muslim-majority countries remain united on the decision, even moving their embassies to Jerusalem.
Erdogan: Turkey to try to annul Trump's Jerusalem decision at UN
Turkey's says his country will launch an initiative at the UN to annul a decision of US President Donald Trump to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
OIC’s decision not retaliation for US move: Presidential spokesperson
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) Istanbul declaration was not in “retaliation” to the United States decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s “undivided” capital, presidential spokesperson İbrahim Kalın said on Dec. 14.
Montenegro Activists to Protest Trump's Jerusalem Move
Activists will rally on Friday in Podgorica, joining others in capitals worldwide to protest against Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as the Israeli capital.
The organisers of the protest said they wanted to send a message warning about a new possible armed conflict in the Middle East.
Muslim custodian family of Church of Sepulcher refuse to welcome US VP Pence
The al-Husseini family, who keep the keys to the doors of Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher, have rejected United States Vice President Mike Pence, who is known as U.S. President Donald Trump’s greatest supporter in his decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Arabian Diplomats Block the US Embassy in Sofia
Arab diplomats accredited in Bulgaria issued a joint declaration, reports 24chasa.
Arabs and Palestinians organized the blockade of the US embassy in Sofia today at 2 pm due to President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital. The protest rally is expected to continue within 1 hour and its assembly is on Kozyak Street. 16.
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Turkey Says World Must Recognise East Jerusalem as Palestinian Capital
Muslim nations must press the world to recognise East Jerusalem as the capital of a Palestinian state, Turkey said on Wednesday as it opened an Islamic summit called in response to a U.S. decision to recognise the city as Israel's capital, reported Reuters.
OIC must push East Jerusalem as Palestine capital: Turkish FM
Turkey’s foreign minister on Dec. 13 urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to encourage other countries worldwide to recognize East Jerusalem as the capital of Palestine based on the 1967 borders.
A fear-reaping world leader
Even though 14 of the 15 members of the United Nations Security Council agreed that US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel does anything but promote the prospect of peace in the volatile region, the American representative insisted that this - peace - was the whole point of the move. That is what she was ordered to say, and that is what she said.
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